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My Aeropress makes a very nice cup! Also uses an immersion technique, but produces a clean cup without coffee grounds and is slightly quicker. No inverted meth
by krono 5y ago
My Aeropress makes a very nice cup! Also uses an immersion technique, but produces a clean cup without coffee grounds and is slightly quicker.
No inverted method but just doing as it said on the box, except I let it steep for a minute or so before plunging. Freshly ground beans, just using (Dutch) tap water from an all metal kettle.
- forgotmypw17 5y agoThe Aeropress is one of the best methods I know, and I concede that it makes a slightly better tasting cup than what I describe, because the coffee is boiled for a short while. (Same goes for Turkish method.) The downside for me is that it requires hardware I don't have already and is difficult to travel with. Metal pots and glass/ceramic bowls are available in most kitchens.
- domano 5y agoI find the aeropress to be especially good for traveling, since i cant take my V60 with me on planes.
- kaishiro 5y agoI've traveled all over the world with the Aeropress - Boston, NY, Iceland, Shanghai, Japan, Melbourne. My Porlex mini fits perfectly inside the plunger and all told it takes up less space then a rolled up shirt. I'm not entirely sure how it could be any easier to travel with.
- medstrom 5y agoI brew without equipment: leave the grounds in the mug. This is the easiest possible method to travel with :-)
- bosswipe 5y agoI like your method better because the Aeropress is plastic. Plastic+boiling water is an absolute no-go for me. "BPA free" is marketing bullshit from the plastic industry, it absolutely will leech into the water.
- javert 5y agoI wonder if an equivalent to the AeroPress could be made out of metal or glass or ceramic. I'd pay for that. I'd pay a lot for that. It seems crazy that the best coffee maker in the world is only available in plastic.
- krono 5y agoSame here, the concept is great, ease of use and results are great, but the plastic construction - at least for home and office use - not so much.
- sizzle 5y agohow much BPA can leech from constant usage of aeropress? are we talking about miniscule amounts here?
- bosswipe 5y agoThey don't have BPA, that's the marketing and it is true. But that doesn't mean that other estrogenic chemicals are not leaching, or that the non-estrogenic chemicals that leach are safe to ingest everyday for a lifetime.
- sizzle 5y agoRight, the rubber gasket worries me with the boiling water. I also had to stop using sous vide machine because silicone bags leech chemicals above a certain temp. I was mortified when my friends mentioned they use ziploc bags in the Sous vide baths.
- forgotmypw17 5y ago
- forgotmypw17 5y agoCorrection: I misunderstood what was meant by "Aeropress", I thought it was another term for a "Moka pot". I don't like the Aeropress because it's plastic, requires cleaning of separate parts, and requires purchasing a new product, which as much negative karmic weight.
- fishbone 5y agoFor those using Aeropress, are you using boiling water? I use 165 degree water...just curious.
- papito 5y agoI believe the water should be just below boiling. I tested it with a thermometer and it seems to settle at the right temperature in a few seconds after boiling, if I open the electric kettle and let it vent.
- krono 5y agoAlmost boiling, up to the point where the kettle really starts to make noise and bubbles are forming. I just eyeball it honestly. You'll know when you poured the water too hot from the bitter taste :)
- ldarby 5y agoThey recommend 80°C / 175°F: https://aeropress.com/use-it-now/getting-started/#steps https://aeropress.com/use-it-now/getting-started/#steps
- ValentineC 5y agoI think it depends on beans (dark roast is fine with lower temperatures), but I go with ~99ºC water.
- forgotmypw17 5y agoCorrection: I misunderstood what was meant by "Aeropress", I thought it was another term for a "Moka pot". I don't like the Aeropress because it's plastic, requires cleaning of separate parts, and requires purchasing a new product, which as much negative karmic weight.